General José de San Martín Department

General José de San Martín
Location of General José de San Martín in Salta (Argentina)
Data
Capital	Tartagal
population	139.204 (2001, INDEC)
surface	16,257 km²
Population density	8.6 inhabitants / km²

The Department General José de San Martín is one of 23 administrative units in the Province of Salta . It is located in the north of the Salta province in northwestern Argentina and borders Bolivia to the north, the Rivadavia department to the east and the Orán department to the south and west . The capital of the department is Tartagal .

cities and communes

The Department General José de San Martín is divided into the following municipalities:

• Acambuco
• Aguaray
• Angostura
• Campamento Vespucio
• Campichuelo
• Campo Durán
• Coronel Cornejo
• Corralito
• Dragones
• El Espinillo
• Embarcación
• General Ballivián
• General Mosconi
• Hickmann
• La Quena
• Luna Muerta
• Misión Carboncito
• Misión Chaqueña
• Misión Salim
• Padre Lozano
• Piquirenda
• Pocitos
• Pocoy
• Pozo Bravo
• Salvador Mazza
• Río Seco
• Senda Hachada
• Senillosa
• Tartagal
• Tobantirenda
• Tonono
• Yacuy
• Yariguarenda
• Zanja del Tigre

Web links

• General José de San Martín Department (Spanish)
• Political division of the Province of Salta (Spanish)

Coordinates: 22 ° 33 ′  S , 63 ° 48 ′  W